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rsync (remote sync) is a utility for transferring and synchronizing files between a computer and a storage drive and across networked computers by comparing the modification times and sizes of files.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rsync | Developer | Andrew Tridgell | 1.00 | infobox |
| Rsync | License | 2007: GPL-3.0-or-later[a] 2007: GPL-3.0-only[b] 2007: GPL-2.0-only[c] 1996: GPL-2.0-or-later[d] | 1.00 | infobox |
| Rsync | Original authors | Andrew Tridgell, Paul Mackerras | 1.00 | infobox |
| Rsync | Platform | Cross-platform | 1.00 | infobox |
| Rsync | Release | June 19, 1996; 30 years ago (1996-06-19) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Rsync | Repository | github.com/RsyncProject/rsync | 1.00 | infobox |
| Rsync | Stable release | 3.5.0 / 13 August 2026; 10 days ago (13 August 2026) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Rsync | Type | Data transfer, differential backup | 1.00 | infobox |
| Rsync | Website | rsync.samba.org | 1.00 | infobox |
| Rsync | Written in | C | 1.00 | infobox |
| Rsync | is a | synchronization of software repositories on mirror sites used by package management systems | 0.90 | text |
| Ubuntu for distributing fast changing beta ISO image files. zsync uses the HTTP protocol | instance of | This is achieved by transmitting the Resource Fork along with the Data Fork.The openrsync utility is a BSD licensed re-implement of the original rsync targeting OpenBSD but also… | 0.80 | text |
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